Are you parenting or preparing to parent a
child who may have been prenatally exposed to alcohol, tobacco or other drugs?
While parenting certainly has its many rewards, there are also risks and
realities which every parent needs to be of aware of. Come hear from Dr. Dan
Griffith, Ph.D., a clinical pediatric psychologist, who will provide insights on
the risks and realities of parenting with these challenges - and help us better
understand why children do what they do. Topics to be covered:

Parenting A Child At Risk

Developmental tasks for children

The effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol,
tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD)

The long-term risks and realities the exposure may
present

Managing Sensory and Regulatory Difficulties In
Children

Why do children do what they do?

The role of sensory processing in determining
behavior

A model for understanding behavior through sensory
processing and sensory/regulatory concepts

Promoting successful parenting through helping
children to know what they are supposed to do and to be able to do it

Dan Griffith is a licensed clinical
psychologist and has years of experience in research and clinical practice with
high risk infants/children and their families. Dr. Griffith has expertise in
psychological/developmental/educational assessment and intervention with
children, parent child relations and parental effectiveness training, research
design and implementation, and program evaluation. He has worked with a number
of high risk populations including: domestic and international adoptees,
premature and/or low birth weight infants, infants/children prenatally exposed
to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD), children with sensory/regulatory
problems including ADHD and autism, and children with learning
disabilities.

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Who We Are

We are a group of people from Willow Creek Church that advocate for orphans and vulnerable children. Our goal is to educate our churches and communities to understand the plight of orphaned and vulnerable children, and to support the families that are caring for them. Our focus is on adoption, foster care and Safe Families.

UPCOMING EVENTS AT WILLOW CREEK

Thursday, September 21, 2017, 6:30-10:00pm D.C.F.S. Educational Advocacy Training. Must be a licensed foster parent to attend. Register on the DCFS web site.Wednesday, November 29, 2017, 7:30-8:45pmAdoption Informational Meeting. Learn more about the types of adoption and the process involved. Facilitated by an adoption professional. Room TBA

Wednesday, November 29, 2017, 7:30-8:45pm Safe Families for Children Informational Meeting. Learn about the Safe Families movement and how you can be a part of helping children and families in crisis. Room TBA

ON-GOING GROUPS

Waiting Families Group: Families in the process of adopting meet every 3rd Sunday of the month after the 11:15 service (about 12:30) in the atrium, behind the screen, for connection, support, & encouragement. For more information contact Angela Osgood at 773-430-5304.